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World Service,24 Aug 1999,3 mins

How Fridges Have Changed Lives

My Century

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Zvikomborero Mlambo was orphaned at the age of six. He describes his life in rural Zimbabwe before he was able to buy a fridge. He and his brothers spent long hours during their early lives collecting and preserving food: drying in the sun, smoking and salting.

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